Identification and classification of information technology program risks

In the challenging environment, organizations are facing the threats to survival and success requires using the approaches of risk management.  Although the literature on project management and risk management are
abound  but none of them has paid much attention to risk management as
a critical factor which contributes to the  performance of the information technology  strategic plan. In this paper  the  authors  reviewed  the literature on  information technology project risks, general risks of the program, difference of program management and project management. By using meta synthesis approach and  considering face and content’s similarities, 48 major risks in the area of information technology projects were identified. The priority of different factors were determined  by experts and  indicators in six main areas were categorized based on the Project Management Institute’s standards.  Based on hierarchy clustering the result shows  that  the  risks of benefits, environment, design, program, operation, project and portfolio  are
in periority respectively